News - 2012
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RACCS points competition results 2011
Great news for Dushenka cats in the RACCS 2011 Cat of the Year competition:
- Champion Dushenka Belucia was Top Kitten and Top Adolescent;
Lucy's
daddy, Grand Premier Dushenka Zerachiel was
- Top Male Russian Neuter
- Top Russian Neuter
- Top Russian Exhibit and
... RACCS Cat of the Year 2011!
Congratulations to my lovely girls who produced all the winning Dushenka cats in 2011. Their contribution was also recognised, with Zach's mum Yzzy being Top Russian Queen and Lucy's mum Tasha being runner up to Yzzy. Congratulations to Zach's dad, Gr Ch Melkelter Merry Monarch, who was Top Russian Stud too!
21 January 2012 - Notts & Derby Cat Club show
It was another lovely day today, albeit rather a long day, given that it
was a day trip all the way to Nottingham and back. I left my babies
at home today, but Karen and Darren brought their handsome boys down south
too, and my darling Lucy had a fantastic day again! Many
congratulations to our winners today, you made me proud:
- Champion Dushenka Belucia, who won her
title in three straight shows at only 10½ months old, with good placings
in all her classes again; her daddy
- Grand Premier Dushenka Zerachiel, won Best of Breed Russian Blue
neuter and his fourth Imperial Grand certificate, my hero :-)
- Grand Premier Dushenka Stanislav, being his usual sweet, calm
supportive self, took home two 2nd prizes and a lot of perfume from all
the cuddles he had during the day! Love you Stan ©
7 January 2012 - Short-Haired Cat Society show
Our first show of the year, and what a fantastic day it was! I was busy stewarding so didn't even know how well my cats had done until quite late on in the day - and they really had done very well indeed! Congratulations again to my winners:
- Dushenka Belucia, who won her second Challenge Certificate at her second adult show, and placed well in all her classes
- Dushenka Duchess Silvabel, who won her breed class against strong competition and a total of two x 1st prizes, one x 2nd and one x 3rd in her four classes
- Dushenka Duke Ellington, our star of the day, who won 1st in every class, Best of Breed, Best of Variety Foreign Kitten and Best in Show Foreign Exhibit - and he's still not even four months old!
From left to right: Silvabel; Dukey; Silvabel washing Dukey; Lucy
Many congratulations to Silvabel and Dukey's dad, the gorgeous UK&IGrCh Furbell Stargazer for winning Best of Breed adult and the reserve Olympian too - he looked magnificent. Thanks are due to his owner Ann Bond Wonneberger of Furbell Russian Blues, not only for letting my girl Ziva visit the wonderful Starry-G, but also looking after his babies on the day along with Kathryn, and Judith Noble of Larksong Russian Blues.
Congratulations to our travelling companions Heather and Richard of Cagaran Tiffanies and Asians, who also had a ridiculously successful day with their four cats - an Olympian certificate, an Imperial, Best of Colour for their pedigree pet and Best Kitten for the adorable Donny in the Asian Group Cat Society show!
1 January 2012
Happy New Year to everyone - here's to a successful year with loads of kittens to cuddle.
Looking back over 2011…
In loving memory:
- Dushenka Evgeniy, born and buried on Christmas night
- Champion Siykat Stella Dushenka, died Boxing Day evening
Gone, but never forgotten - sweet dreams my loves.
It was another great show year for my cats who over the course of 2011 won six new titles; 37 certificates; and a phenomenal 21 best in show/best of variety wins, including three Overall Best in Show wins! Special congratulations again to my new title holders:
- Imperial Grand Premier Dushenka Xariabella – who won two Imperial Grand Premier certificates, a Master Cat certificate, four Best of Variety wins and her third title
- Grand Premier Dushenka Zerachiel - magnificent Zach won one Challenge Certificate at his only adult show before being neutered; four Premier Certificates; three Grand Premiers; three Imperial Grands; and one reserve Imperial, and was responsible for 10 of our 21 best of variety wins, including two Overall Best in Show wins
- Grand Champion Dushenka Tashabella who on her return from maternity leave won her third Grand Challenge and title, and went on to win two reserve Imperial Grand certificates too
- Champion Dushenka Zivabella who won her three Challenge certificates and title, before going off on maternity leave and producing her Magnificent Seven kittens
- Grand Champion Troika Ivan Tsarevich – sweet Teddycakes won his Grand title, and a reserve Imperial certificate
My other winners included
- Grand Premier Dushenka Stanislav,
now seven years old, Stan has not lost his winning touch, taking home three
Imperial Grand certificates and two reserve Imperials during the year
- Champion Dushenka Ysabella, who
won her first Grand Challenge certificate
Zach’s two beautiful babies:
- Dushenka Belucia who won Best in
Show Foreign Exhibit on her show debut, and a total of
10 open classes, 9 times Best of Breed, 26 x 1st prizes and six BOV/BIS
wins as a kitten, plus the Challenge certificate and Best of Breed again at her first adult show in December
- Dushenka Blue Basil, who won five open classes, and was Best of Breed twice
Yzzy’s baby daughter:
- Dushenka Carabella, who won two open classes, one Best of Breed and a Best of Variety Foreign Kitten
Many thanks again to Lorraine, Maureen and Lenny Pontello of
Pontaby Abyssinians (also Cara's owners),
Xaria's owners Heather McRae and Richard Gabb of
Cagaran cats and Ian Thomson of
Saladin Abyssinians, for helping us to get to and from shows. My thanks again to Clare Bandy of
Troika Russian Blues for letting me have my adorable Teddycakes, and Karen Hettman, Stan and
Zach's devoted owner, for showing these boys so well.